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P.O.D.
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Hip-Hop/Rap
P.O.D. was released on May 28, 2021 by Motown Records as a part of the album Fire In Little Africa
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Release DateMay 28, 2021
LabelMotown Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM139

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fire In Little Africa
Fire In Little Africa
Performer
Hakeem Eli'juwon
Hakeem Eli'juwon
Vocals
St. Domonick
St. Domonick
Vocals
Xanvas
Xanvas
Programming
Angelo Estes
Angelo Estes
Musician
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
carlte fletcher
carlte fletcher
Composer
Eldredge Jackson
Eldredge Jackson
Composer
Elijah Pigg
Elijah Pigg
Composer
Evan Keith Rowland
Evan Keith Rowland
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Xanvas
Xanvas
Producer
Angelo Estes
Angelo Estes
Mixing Engineer
Dale Becker
Dale Becker
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Look, I'm a gangbanger, I never was no stranger
Interlock with the most danger and the cane slangers
I'm bringing the most flavor, I'm the product of desecration
Total annihilation, from under the fire blazing and the shell casings
Misery loves company
I'm with the thugs, but he said love bumpin' me
[Verse 2]
Came from the same struggle
Somehow a rose grew up out the mud puddle
Out off a dark tunnel
The place we was all funneled When it all crumbled
[Verse 3]
I ain't yo' ****, na
I'ma guerrilla, crazy how it all made me and I'm war waging
Shoot without hesitation
I need some reperations
[Verse 4]
Fuck yo' apologizin'
Murals ain't symbolizin' what you minimizin'
Now that we enterprisin'
They wanna join forces 'cause the city risin'
[Verse 5]
Praise for the foundation, built on the backs of the rappers
They wanna make us a Ark
To carry us farther and faster
[Verse 6]
But I feel enlightened to tell you
We ain't gon' be ownin' these masters
It's all just a part of the game
I'm playing my part in this chapter
[Verse 7]
But this ain't the route I'm embarkin'
I'd rather invest in no parkin'
My only concern is my portion
They say, I'm the future the fortune
[Verse 8]
Yeah, I was supposed to be born rich
But that shit just wasn't important
I can see crosses on standpipe
Ash burnin' in the north wind
[Verse 9]
I hear a mob is approaching, huh
Callin' demonic emotions, huh
I'm finna nab me a cracker, huh
Never let 'em catch me loafin', young life
[Verse 10]
Hey yo, it's something in the air
I feel like it's the last days
Adamant on my journey, I walk over mass graves
Generational trauma, I'm stuck on the last page
Tryna rewrite the story, I look at the gas gauge
[Verse 11]
It's empty just like the north shit, we barely got gas stations
Rollin' on up the porch, I think back to the past days
As soon as we tried to ball, they came and they castrate us
Burnin' down **** cities, put kids in gas chambers
[Verse 12]
Funny how it was missin' from history class papers
If you gon' write us out, we need to see a check
They eatin' greedy, got me feelin like I'm DMX
Excuse me, but we need some reparations, fuck a BMX
[Verse 13]
My generation never got to really see success
My **** see a judge before they see a jet
They lit the match and they keep askin' us why we upset
It's all good just sit back until you see what's next
[Verse 14]
Now we a threat 'cause they don't like the way we mentionin'
The fact these **** dirtier than ice in Flint, Michigan
But everything is us and FILA came to get it lit again
Walkin' thru my city like I'm A.J. Smitherman
[Verse 15]
Dammed if I let you **** take over our shit again
I need bands, I'm talkin' grants and Benjamins
New gameplans to pass down to apprentices
Black owned brands, schools, banks and businesses
[Verse 16]
Hey, I'm from the city full of broken hearts
The nights cold, all we know is dark
So many tears through the years, might need Noah's Ark
We had it lit than they stole the spark
[Verse 17]
To all my **** in the town that just wanna rebuild
But don't know where to start
The times comin', ****, keep ya' heart, hey
Written by: Eldredge Jackson, Elijah Pigg, Evan Keith Rowland, carlte fletcher
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